The Cost of Survival

Week 4 • Path to J.E.N. — Justice • Empathy • Never Alone There’s a myth that working hard is enough. That effort automatically equals stability, that exhaustion means you’re doing something right. But for millions of people, “making it”…

Justice has long been portrayed as blind — balanced, impartial, unmoved by emotion. In real life, justice is not blind; it’s often selective. It favors visibility, privilege, and access. And yet, justice in its truest form isn’t found in courtrooms — it’s found in compassion.

The Invisible Barriers We Don’t See For some, the biggest obstacles aren’t the laws themselves — they’re the loopholes, the fine print, the endless waitlists, the quiet “you don’t qualify.” Justice gets delayed in forms that require proof of pain,…